Adamawa state Police Command has on Tuesdayparaded a 24 year old man Bappa Alti of GamjiVillage, in Gombi local Government Area ofAdamawa state for beheading his 5year old sonBuba Bappah for the sum of one Million Nairawhich he intends to use in purchasing cows.

The father of the beheaded child, Baffa Alti (left)and Alhaji Sange Hassan, the accomplice.The command’s spokesman D. S. P MuhammadIbrahim said the arrest of Alti, was sequel to acomplaint that the suspect has earlier in the daytook the boy to his farm only to return without himand could not give a convincing explanation aboutthe boy's whereabouts.

D. S. P Ibrahim explained that, following the failureof Alti to convince the grandfather of the deceasedwhen he enquired about the whereabouts of hisgrandson sparked suspicious about the I'll motivesof Alti which led to the involvement of the Police inthe matter.

According to the PPRO, following the dissatisfactionof the grandfather by the explanation of his son, hemobilized a search team, which on arriving thefarm found the mutilated body of thedeceased child.

“The grandfather mobilized some men for a searchand unfortunately on reaching the farm, theydiscovered the dead body without a head”, headded.

D. S .P Ibrahim maintained that, the grand father(Alti Alhaji Guja) reported the matter to the Policewhich led to the arrest of the murderous father;who also confessed in the course of investigationto have killed his son with his own hands using a stick and a machete in anticipation of a million Nairafrom one Alhaji Sange Hassan of the village.

The principal suspect Alti Bappa while fieldingquestions from newsmen confessed to havecommitted the crime, saying that it was Alhaji Sange Hassan that motivated him to bring a human head for N 1Million just as he blamed the devil for manipulating his spirit to commit such a hideous crime while expressing suitable penitence for Allah's forgiveness.

Bappa said he wanted to use the money to buycattle for rearing and also take adequate care of hisfamily, most especially his aged parents.

However in his response, the alleged ritualist, (Alh.Sanje Hassan) who is the ward head of Ganji villagedenied the allegation, insisting that it was a set upaimed at blackmailing his person.

D.S.P Muhammad said that as soon as investigations are concluded the suspects will be charged to Court for prosecution.